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module-init-tools package

  1. Bug #24238
  2. Comment #45

Comment 45 for bug 24238

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In , Simon Horman (horms) wrote : Re: Bug#333052: Bug#333522: possible problem cause: wait4(-1)

On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 09:35:35AM +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> On Nov 01, Rusty Russell <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, if the root filesystem is read-only, then the locking will fail
> > (you need to open a file read/write to get an exclusive fcntl lock).
> > Perhaps this is happening to you? If not, please check again that you
> Sure, all of this happens when / is read only.

Perhaps a rw tmpfs could save the day.
Just an idea.

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Horms